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Delmont Mines:
Delmont No. 1 Mine, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Delmont No. 3 Mine & Delmont No. 4 Mine,

Dunningtown / White Valley, Ringertown,
Franklin Township,
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Tribute to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Delmont Mines, Dunningtown / White Valley, Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Aug. 31, 2009

Coal Miners that Worked the Delmont Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Delmont Mines, Dunningtown / White Valley, Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years.  Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
DELMONT MINES
[ A ]
Armstrong, J. M.
(General Superintendent, ca.1917, New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Delmont, No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
[ B ]
Balest, Assonta
(See: Cassol, John;  wife of John Cassol.)
Balest, Nora A.
(See: Delissio, Anthony;  wife of Anthony Delissio.)
Barbieri, Joseph
(Miner, ca.1921, White Valley Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Marie Barbieri.)
Bartolomucci, Constantine
(Italian Miner, ca.1914, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured by fall of slate at face of entry. He was taking up bottom coal in order to set post under bad piece of slate, when the slate fell on him.  The slate should have been taken down as it was too full of slips and too much broken up to attempt posting it, in Delmont No. 2 Mine, Aug. 7, 1914.  Died 24 hours later.)
Bertoluzzi, Victor
(Miner, ca.1915, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Pinazza Bertoluzzi.)
Bonati, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 43, married.);
(Injured.  Small bone in arm broken by a fall of slate at the face of a room, 9in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, Aug. 20, 1917.)
Bortot, Angelo
(Miner, ca.1924, Ringertown Mine [Delmont No. 4 Mine], Ringertown, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Ida Misselli Bortot, children.)
Brunore, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 41, married.);
(Injured. Compound fracture of leg by fall of coal at face of room, in Delmont No. 1 Mine, June 6, 1914.)
[ C ]
Carfang, Samuel
(Miner, ca.1917, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Carmella Cima Carfang.)
Caserman, Mary
(See: Gutman, Louis;  wife of Louis Gutman.)
Cassol, John
(Miner, ca.1915, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Assunta Balest Cassol.)
Cavicchio, Giovanni
(Miner, ca.1917, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Maria Dameco Cavicchio.)
Ceotti, John
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 51, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken near ankle by a fall of coal in the Delmont No. 2 Mine, Jan. 11, 1916.)
Cherepko, Frank
(Miner, ca.1925, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Sophia Krasnanick Cherepko.)
Clemente, Angelo
(Miner, ca.1921, White Valley Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Isabella Fonzellio Clemente.)
Cima, Carmella
(See: Carfang, Samuel;  wife of Samuel Carfang.)
[ D ]
Dameco, Maria
(See: Cavicchio, Giovanni;  wife of Giovanni Cavicchio.)
DeGol, Luigi
(Miner, early 1900's, Delmont Mines, Ringertown, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Quinta Noca DeGol, 4 children.);
(Lived in Ringertown,  Ringertown was also called Lusk.)
DeGol, Mario
(Miner, early 1900's, Delmont Mines, Ringertown, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Son of Luigi DeGol.)
DeGregory, Frances
(See: Teodoro, Ovidio;  wife of Ovidio Teodoro.)
Deflini, Tony
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Delmont No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, single.);
(Injured.  Shoulders, chest and abdomen bruised by mine cars in the roadway, in the Delmont No. 3 Mine, Oct. 9, 1917.)
Delissio, Anthony
(Miner, ca.1925, ca.1927, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Nora A. Balest Delissio.)
Dulessandra, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 28, single.);
(Injured.  Scalp wound, requiring several stitches, by a fall of slate, inthe Delmont No 2 Mine, Jan. 21, 1916.)
Dunning, Hugh
(Superintendent, of the Delmont Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, during the mid-1910's, for the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.);
(General Superintendent, ca.1912, New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Turtle Creek, PA, Delmont Nos. 1, 2, 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1912, of the Delmont Nos. 1, 2, 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, Turtle Creek, PA.);
(Superintendent, ca.1917, of the Delmont No. 1 , No. 2 & No. 3 Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, for New York & Clkeveland Gas Coal Company.)
[ E ]
Erzon, Karol
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured.  Head, back and hips bruised by a fall of slate in a room cut-through, in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, June 12, 1917.)
[ F ]
Faulk, Ralph "Fred", Sr.
(Miner, ca.1927, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Emma Noca Faulk.)
Frescura, Emanuel
(Italian Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 42, married.);
(Injured.  Ribs fractured.  Squeezed by a mule on an entry, in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, Aug. 29, 1917.)
[ G ]
Glunt, Harold C.
(Miner, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(b. Nov. 16, 1920 - d. May 31, 1992.)
Gutman, Louis
(Miner, ca.1916, ca.1918, ca.1921, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Caserman Gutman.)
Gutman, William
(Miner, White Valley Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Anna Gredence Gutman.)
[ H ]
Hunter, Peter
(Scotch Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 66, married.);
(Killed.  Skull fractured by fall of slate at face of room.  He had been warned by his partner that the slate was dangerous and needed posting, but he kept on working under it, in Delmont No. 2 Mine, April 23, 1914.  Died the following day.)
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kennedy, John J.
(Miner, Foreman ca.1910 - 1915, Delmont Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(John J. Kennedy also worked at the Duquesne Mine, Allegheny County.)
Kennedy, William J.
(Miner, Check Weighman ca.1914 - 1917, Delmont Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(William J. Kennedy also worked at the Duquesne Mine, Allegheny County.)
Klovanich, Mary
(See: Slavnik, Peter;  wife of Peter Slavnik.)
Krasnanick, Sophia
(See: Cherepko, Frank;  wife of Frank Cherepko.)
[ L ]
Lambrino, Frank
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1916, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 34, married.);
(Injured.  Back and lower part of body injured by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, June 3, 1916.)
Lott, John
(American Miner, Pick Miner ca.1912, Delmont No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured.  Leg broken by a fall of coal at the face of a room while undermining the coal without setting sprags, in the Delmont No. 2 Mine, July 19, 1912.)
[ M ]
Mahinske, Margaret
(See: Perna, Frank;  wife of Frank Perna.)
McDowell, R. B.
(Superintendent, of the Delmont Mines, Westmoreland Co., PA, in ca.1910, for the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.)
Michiletti, Quinto
(Italian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1917, Delmont No. 3 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 38, single.);
(Injured.  Shoulder and hips bruised by a fall of slate at the face of a room, in the Delmont No. 3 Mine, Sept. 24, 1917.)
[ N ]
Noca, Emma
(See: Faulk, Ralph, Sr.;  wife of Ralph Faulk, Sr.)
[ O ]
[ P ]
Patterson, James
(Scotch Miner, Mule Driver ca.1912, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 30, single.);
(Injured.  Body bruised by being dragged along the entry by a loaded mine car.  The mule kicked him off the front end of the mine car on which he was riding, in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, June 8, 1912.)
Perna, Frank
(Miner, ca.1928, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Margaret Mahinske Perna.)
Pinazza, Mary
(See: Bertoluzzi, Victor;  wife of Victor Bertoluzzi.)
Polenychko, John
(Austrian Miner, Pick Miner ca.1914, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 32, married.);
(Injured. Leg broken by fall of slate at face of entry, in Delmont No. 1 Mine.)
Primozic, Frank
(Miner, ca.1937, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, Ketherine Wasko Primozic.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Regoni, Paul
(Miner, ca.1928, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Bertha M. Smith Regoni.)
Remic, Frank
(Miner, ca.1922, Ringertown Mine [Delmont No. 4 Mine], Ringerrtown, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Katarina Huzel Remic, children.)
Remio, Jack
(Miner ca.1912, Delmont Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: Jan. 20, 1912.  Jack Remio, miner, Delmont Mine, New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.  Charge:  Refusing to set sprags under the coal while undermining.  Jan. 29 plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5.00 and the costs.)
[ S ]
Simons, James Raymond
(Miner, ca.1929, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Helen Grace Weinschenker Simons.);
(James Simons also worked at the Salem Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.)
Skelly, Howard
(American Miner, Mule Driver ca.1917, Delmont No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, Age 20, single.);
(Killed.  Killed by being caught between the front min car of a trip of loaded mine cars and the entry pillar on the main entry.  He was riding on the front end of the mine car, which ran off the track, in the Delmont No. 1 Mine, Dec. 28, 1917.)
Slavnik, Peter
(Miner, ca.1915, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Mary Klovanich Slavnik.)
Smith, Bertha K.
(See: Regoni, Paul;  wife of Paul Regoni.)
[ T ]
Teodoro, Ovidio
(Miner, ca.1913, White Valley Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Frances DeGregory Teodoro.)
[ U ]
[ V ]
Vaia, Raymond
(Miner, ca.1926, Dunningtown Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA, married, wife Rose Vaia.)
Vitale, Alphonso
(Miner, ca.1912, Delmont Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA.);
(Prosecuted for Violations of the Mining Laws: Jan. 20, 1912.  Alphonso Vitale, miner, Delmont Mine, New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company.  Charge:  Refusing to set sprags under the coal while undermining.  Jan. 29, plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5.00 and the costs.)
[ W ]
Wasko, Ketherine
(See: Primozic, Frank;  wife of Frank Primozic.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]

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